Follow the Leader by Eric B. & Rakim
 
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byxicripz Oct 23, 2008
6 Helpfuls 7 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Classic Hip Hop
Cons Generally weaker than the debut
Recommended it? Yes

"Follow The Leader" is the second album by the legendary Hip Hop duo of Eric B & Rakim. It was released in 1989, a year after their debut "Paid In Full" which had them bring a fresh new style of Hip Hop where production and rhymes work off each other to keep it all flowing.

1. "Follow the... Read full review »

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Influence vs. quality ('88/'98/'08 triple punch, part uno)

bytrey_stone Jun 6, 2008
25 Helpfuls 26 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Well, Rakim basically created flow. Pretty important.
Cons I caught mono(tone) from it.
Recommended it? No

When Eric B. & Rakim dropped Follow the Leader in 1988, youngun Trey was a mere 1.253452 years old. Needless to say I didn't have a chance to experience the album firsthand.

Reviewing classic rap albums I don't personally like is something I've mostly avoided. Cuz let's face it -- as much... Read full review »

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Back and Better: The Duo Continue to Lead the Way

bybalogun Nov 30, 2006
29 Helpfuls 30 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros On all fronts, an improvement over Paid in Full - beats, lyrics, everything
Cons Rakim could have been more of a topical explorer, though
Recommended it? Yes

The sophomore jinx is a dreaded outcome indeed. But it has happened to some of music's brightest stars. And it is no different in the hip-hop genre. It happened to Nas with It Was Written. It happened to Snoop Dogg with Tha Doggfather. It happened to Jay-Z with In My Lifetime, Vol. 1. No matter how... Read full review »

speeddemon531
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"From Century To Century, You'll Remember Me in History-Not a Mystery or Memory"

byspeeddemon531 Apr 16, 2006
63 Helpfuls 64 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Eric B.'s rapidly maturing beats and Rakim's singular rhyme style.
Cons The worst song on the album gets an encore at the conclusion.
Recommended it? Yes

With 1987's "Paid in Full", Eric B. & Rakim set the hip-hop world on it's ear. Not only did producer Eric B. (along with BDP's Scott La Rock and Public Enemy's Bomb Squad) lead hip-hop firmly into the sampling era, but Rakim represented a new breed of MC. Whereas just about every MC previously had... Read full review »

bigd99999
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Follow the Leader: It appears as if "The God" and "The President" weren't "Paid" enough...

bybigd99999 Jun 14, 2004
46 Helpfuls 47 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Venomous Lyrics from "The R", Ingenius Production, Creativity, A Groundbreaking...
Cons _________________________________
Recommended it? Yes

Version 2.0

This is the second of four reviews in my special Tribute to Eric B. & Rakim; the Founders of Modern Hip-Hop spectacular, one-man write-off. Basically, I will be reviewing a new Eric B. & Rakim album every other day until I have dropped all four. Enjoy...

Eric B. &... Read full review »

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Follow The Leader: (HHAW Write-Off) [Part II]

byDVON May 14, 2002
22 Helpfuls 23 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Great lyrics, production, original, a Hip-Hop classic.
Cons None.
Recommended it? Yes

Eric B. & Rakim are one of the most important duo's in Hip-Hop history. With the exception of Public Enemy, their sound and style was one that adapted to the underground, even though they weren't fully mainstream, they kept their sound somewhat low rent and not flashy as to overshadow the rhyming... Read full review »

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